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● Union territory: 1 November 1956 ● State: 21 January 1972 ● Capital: ● Number of District : 8 ● Governor: Ramesh Bais ● Chief Minister: Biplab Kumar Deb ● High court: Tripura High Court ● Chief Justice: Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi (Took oath on 16 Nov 2019) ● Members of the Legislative Assembly: 60 ● Lok Sabha Seats : 2 ● Rajya Sabha Seats : 1 Boundaries

It is bordered by Bangladesh to the north, south, and west, and the Indian states of Assam and Mizoram to the east. Image Source: Maps of India State Symbols

● State : Phayre's leaf monkey ● State : Green ● State Flower: Indian rose chestnut ● State Tree: Agarwood

● When the British East India Company ● जब 1765 मᴂ ब्रिब्रिश ईस्ट इंब्रिया कंपनी ने बंगाल obtained the diwani, or financial का दीवान, या ब्रवत्तीय प्रशासन प्राप्त ब्रकया, तो administration, of Bengal in 1765, the part ब्रिपुरा का ब्रिस्सा जो मुगल शासन के अधीन था, of Tripura that had been under Mughal ब्रिब्रिश ब्रनयंिण मᴂ आ गया। rule came under British control. ● 1905 मᴂ ब्रिपुरा पूवी बंगाल और असम के नए प्रांत ● In 1905 Tripura was attached to the new से जुडा आ था और इसे हिल हिपेरा के नाम से province of Eastern Bengal and Assam जाना जाता था। and was known as Hill Tippera. ● ब्रिपुरा के अंब्रतम सत्ता셂ढ़ मिाराजा, बीर हबक्रम ● The last ruling maharaja of Tripura, Bir हिशोर माहिक्य, 1923 मᴂ ब्रसंिासन से उतरे, और Bikram Kishore Manikya, ascended the 1947 मᴂ अपनी मृत्यु से पिले, उꅍोंने ब्रिपुरा को throne in 1923, and before his death in भारत के नए स्वतंि देश मᴂ स ंप ब्रकया। 1947, he settled Tripura’s accession to the newly independent country of India. Geography

● Tripura is the third-smallest among the 28 ● ब्रिपुरा देश के 28 रा煍ों मᴂ से गोवा और हिक्किम states in the country, behind Goa and के बाद िीिरा सबसे छोिा िै। Sikkim. ● मध्य और उत्तरी ब्रिपुरा एक पिाडी क्षेि िै जो चार ● Central and northern Tripura is a hilly region प्रमुख घाब्रियों द्वारा पार ब्रकया जाता िै: धममनगर, crossed by four major valleys:, the िैलाशिर, िमालपुर और खोवाई, जो सभी उत्तर- Dharmanagar, the , the बिने वाली नब्रदयों द्वारा नक्काशी की जाती िℂ। ● यि कई नब्रदयों द्वारा ब्रसंब्रचत ब्रकया जाता िै, ब्रजनमᴂ से Kamalpur, and the , all carved by सबसे बडी, गुमिी िै जी राधाकृशोरपुर के पास पूवी northward-flowing rivers. पिाब्रडयों से ब्रनकलती िै। ● It is drained by numerous rivers, the largest of ● 939 मीिर (3,081 फीि) की ऊँचाई पर, जम्पुई रᴂ ज ग हशब रा煍 का सवोच्च ब्रबंदु िै।ﴂ which, the Gumti, emerges from the eastern मᴂ बेह hills in a steep-sided valley near Radhakishorepur. ● At an altitude of 939 m (3,081 ft), Betling Shib in the Jampui range is the state's highest point. ● A Legislative Assembly election was held on 18 February 2018 in 59 out of 60 constituencies of the Legislative Assembly of Tripura. ● BJP won and formed the government. ● Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Biplab Deb took oath as the 20th chief minister of Tripura, making the first BJP government in the state under the banner of National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

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Gumti Dam: The Gumti dam is build across the gumti river in near Dumbur in the state of Tripura with a 30- metre height to generate 8.6 MW power. General Facts

● The oldest known name of Tripura is Kirat Desh. ● Till 2012 there were only 4 districts, but after 21 Jan 2012 total 8 districts were created. ● is the largest district in terms of area. is largest by population. has maximum population density. ● Only one major road, the National Highway 8 (NH-8), connects Tripura to the rest of India. ● Locally known as "Assam Road", the NH-8 is often called the lifeline of Tripura. ● ONGC Tripura Power Company (OTPC) also known as Palatana Power Plant, is a thermal power plant station in Palatana, Udaipur in the Gomoti district of the northeastern Indian state of Tripura. It is ONGC's first power plant in India & also known as the biggest Plant in . General Facts

● The Tripuri constitute more than half the tribal community. Other prominent tribal groups include the Reang, the Chakma, the Halam (a subgroup of the Kuki), the Garo, the Lusai (Mizo), and the Marma (Mogh). ● The North-East Frontier Railway of India’s national rail network serves several cities in Tripura. ● Tripura is also called as Home of Bamboo. Bamboo and its associated crafts is found in day to day life and hence bamboo comes as a primary essence of culture of state. ● Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport is a domestic airport of Agartala ● Per 2011 census, the literacy rate of Tripura was 87.75 percent, the fourth-highest in India. Festivals Tripura

● Kharchi Puja: It is also known as the Festival of the 14 Gods. It takes place in Agartala every July and honours the deities and the Earth. ● Garia: The Garia celebration is a prominent festival of the indigenous population and is associated particularly with the . Garia is held each April following the planting of the fields to pray for a successful agricultural year. ● Ganga puja: The tribal Tripuri people worship the Goddess of the river, and pray to be saved from epidemic diseases and for the well-being of pregnant women Dances of Tripura

● Goria dance ● Jhum dance ● Mamita dance ● Mosak Sulmani dance ● Hojagiri dance ● Bizhu dance Important National Park and Wildlife Sanctuaries in Tripura

● Clouded Leopard National Park. ● Rajbari National Park. ● Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary. ● Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary. ● Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary. ● Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary GI Tags of Tripura

● Tripura Queen Famous places in Tripura

● : Ujjayanta Palace is not only an earlier Royal Palace but it also served as the Legislative assembly of Agartala till 2011. Presently it serves as a Museum. ● rock engraved images of Shiva: Unakoti Hill is a famous tourist spot which contains huge rock cut engraved images of Lord Shiva. ● Neer Mahal : The only Water Palace of North East India: is basically a Royal Palace which is built in a lake called Rudrasagar lake. This Lake Palace was built by king Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman in between year 1930-38. There are only 2 Lake Palaces in India, the other being Jal Mahal of Jaipur, Rajasthan. ● Bijoy sagar: Bijoy sagar is a lake in Udaipur in Eastern India.

It is also called Mahadeb Dighi.

It is one of the largest lakes in Udaipur in Tripura. + 111 Test For NTPC

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